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nighthawk X4S, ReadyShare, FTP, cannot connect
trying to set up REadyShare, for FTP access, from remote internet. address Is (simulated) ftp://172.50.203.60/shares I hvae configured ReadyShare to allow the FTP, remotely, at this address, a...
actually, I FIXED this ! (in past couple days). I tried another USB stick, clean, blank, and it actually WORKED !! SO, I took the SCREWY one, reformatted it, cleanied it off, added new data, pluged it in, and IT worked !!
SOMETHING must have been wrong in its format, etc, because now the FTP works, and another issue, the BROWSE for folders, works !
thanks to everyone for their replies!
This IP addess is the one you see on Basic -> Internet -> Internet IP Address?
Have configured any port forwarding for the FTP service port 21, or is there an UPnP PMP port forwarding configured for that port in Advanced -> Advanced setup -> UPnP?
re: port forwarding - does this have to be set anywhere? not sure about this setting
re: upnp - see attached - this is an advanced setting
(this is default, i did nothing else)
No port forwarding must be in place for FTP (let's talk of FTP control on 21/TCP for now).
So back to the IP address - using the one assigned to your router WAN/Internet interface by the ISP?
re: ip address - yes, it is the one the router is providing, and it is the one that I see if I do an internet search to see what the world sees my IP address as
Does your ISP provide firewall services by default, or prohibit Internet access to standard services like http or ftp "for the customer's security" (read: to offer business service contracts permitting these services)?